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Grinch Cookies

Channel your inner grinch this holiday season with these super simple soft-baked cookies, made with boxed cake mix!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • green and yellow food dye
  • 1 box white cake mix
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar for rolling
  • red heart sprinkles or decorating candy

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350
  2. In a bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy
  3. Add in egg a mix. Drop in green and yellow food coloring until the mixture is the desired color (add this in before the cake mix so it is easier to incorporate the colors)
  4. Mix in cake mix and chill for 30 minutes
  5. Roll dough into golf ball sized balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for 9-10 minutes
  6. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes then transfer to a cooking rack. Press a sprinkle or candy into the center of each cookie and cool completely.
  7. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.